Clos Lucé, Amboise

I went to Clos Lucé (Leonardo da Vinci’s last residence) with the German-speaking editors last night. I had a good wander in the house, which is not so grand you cannot get a feel of the lives that were lived there. The gardens are gorgeous, and there are all sorts of models large and small of his inventions dotted about.

I couldn’t help taking some photos of worn bits of stone floor and stairs – things like that tend to trigger my imagination.